Naomi’s Bitterness, Ruth 1-4

Bitterness Ruth 1-4 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO on Naomi’s Bitterness In the Book of Ruth we find an excellent study on Naomi’s bitterness.  Naomi went with her husband and two sons to Moab to escape a famine in Bethlehemjudah.  While she was there, her sons married Moabite women.  Then her husband...

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The Sinner’s Prayer and Salvation

The Sinner’s Prayer and Salvation Lk 18:13 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO There are many soul winners who are very quick in their presentation of the gospel to lead a soul in the sinner’s prayer.  If I were to go soul winning in our neighborhoods the way these soul winners run through...

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A Full House, Lk 14:23

A Full House We preached on Lk 14:16-24, when we decided to have the special Friend Day.  So, we’ll return to this text tonight to glean a nugget of truth regarding the people we invited to be our guests for Friend Day this morning.  Our first point is found in...

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Receive the Gift of God, Rom 6:23

Receive the gift of God Today we’re going to discuss the gift of God in Rom 6:23.  But before we do, we should consider the first part of the verse.  The first part of the verse helps us to understand why God offers us the gift of eternal life in...

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The Men of This Generation, Lk 7:31-35

The Men of This Generation The context of Lk 7:31-35 is found in v.19-30.  In the first part of the context, Jesus performed many miracles to assure the messengers of John that he was the Messiah.  In the second part of the context, Jesus commended John as the greatest prophet...

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A Merciful God and Hell, Matt 23:33

A Merciful God and Hell Matt 23: 33 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO How many times have we heard people say, “I just don’t see how a merciful God can throw people into hell.”  Or they will ask, “How do you reconcile the love of God with the wrath of God?” ...

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Simplify Your Life, Ps 116:6

Simplify Your Life Ps. 116: 6 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO It appears that one of the tricks of the world in its battle against you is to complicate your life.  With all of the time saving devices, technological advancements and enhancements in communication and transportation, we have been strangled by stress...

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Shall Be Made Fat, Prov 28:25

Shall Be Made Fat When we think of fat, we think of the animal and human tissue that is greasy or oily.  For example, the fat of animals sacrificed to the Lord was burned.  And in 1 Sam 2:29, Eli and his sons made themselves fat with the offerings of...

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Pray Up Treasure in Heaven, Matt 6:19-21

Praying Up Treasure in Heaven Matt 6: 19-21 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Many years ago, I heard Jim Modlish preach a sermon on prayer from Matt 6:19-21, that I believe he titled, “The Prayer Bank.”  Matthew 6 is a chapter devoted almost entirely to prayer.  For instance, the “Lord’s Prayer” is...

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Wisdom Crieth Without, Prov 1:20-23

Wisdom Crieth Without Prov. 1:20-23 CLICK TITLE FOR AUDIO Notice in Prov 1:20-23 and in Prov 8:1-4, wisdom makes a very public appeal for men to listen.  Wisdom can be heard in the “street.”  You may be asking where wisdom’s voice is heard so publicly today. In this day and age...

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